Material collecting electrode



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' Patented Feb. 20, 1945 umTEo STATES- PATENT- OFF-ICE MATERIAL COLLECTING ELECTRODE CarlW. J. Hedberg and Robert B. Hesson, Bound Brook, N. J assignors to Research Corporation, v j New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application September 11, 1943, Serial No. 502,010 14 Claims. (Cl. 183-7) This invention relates to electrical precipitation and is particularly directed to novel collecting, electrode structures for electrical precipitators of the Cottrell type.

A principal purpose of the inventionis the provision of a strong, light-weight collecting elec-" trode particularly useful for large size electrical -A further object of the invention is the provision of a demountable collecting electrode con-' struction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a collecting electrode of high material collecting emciency which will occupy a minimum of space in the precipitator.

The collecting electrode structure of the invention comprises a plurality of parallel V- shaped members extending in generally vertical Fig. 10 is a top ,view and Fig. 11 is a fragmentary side elevation of a modified trode structure I0 comprises a plurality of paror diagonal position, maintained in spaced rela- 7 tion by removable members'p'ositionee wholly within the lateral faces of the space occupied by the V-shaped members, to form a vertically extending structure having its face portions free from supporting and positioning structural elements. Preferably the V-shaped members are positioned at an angle of horizontal.

Further features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description of typical embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a collecting electrode structure embodying the principles of the invention;

Fig. 2' is an end elevation of the collecting electrode structures of Fig. 1 in association with complementary discharge electrodes;

Fig. 3 is a top view of the electrode assembly of Figs. 1 and 2, in partial section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

from to 90 to the Fig. 4 is an end elevation of an individual elec- I trode plate;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation and Fig.'5a is a section, on line 5a-5a of Fig. 5, of a support bar;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation and Fig. 6a is a section, on line Bar-6a of Fig. 6, of a guide bar;

Fig. 7 is a side elevationand Fig. 7a is a section, on line Ia-Ia of Fig. '7, of aspacer bar;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view in partial section showing details of the assembly of the electrode plates, spacerbars andguide bars;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view in partial section showing details of the supporting means of the electrode structure:

allel, vertically extending v-members H, maintained in parallel spaced relation by spacer bars I2 and guide bars I3, and supported from suitable structural members by support bars l4. Preferably the V-members are so spaced that the webs of the V's extend to or past the apex of the adjacent V so that the lateral aspect of the elec-. trode assembly presents no rectilinear passages from face to face of the assembly.

- The V-members I I, as shown more particularly in Fig. 4, are provided with suitably spaced rectangularslots Ila m the webs of the members for the spacer bars I 2, and apically located I-slots Hb for theguide'bars I3, and I-slots Ilc for the support bars I. As shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, respectively, support bars I4 are provided with spaced holes I la, to receive suspending hooks I5 (Fig. 9), u de bars. l3 are provided at one end with a round notch I3a to engage the hammer member I6 (Fig. 1) of a rapping mechanism not otherwise shown, and spacer bars I2 are provided at their low ends with a plurality of notches I2a adapted to engage the webs of the spaced V- members.

In assembling the electrode structure spacer members I2 are slid through slots Ila of a plurality of V-members II and are dropped into a position such that the notches I211. engage the webs of the V-members at the lower edges of the slots Ila thereby maintaining the predetermined spaced parallel position of the V-members. Guide bars I3 are slid through the alined slots b of the V-member assembly, and support bars I are slid through slots lIc. Before assembly the lateral webs of the I-slots b, I Ic are bent out to form. bearing elements I Id for bearing engagements with bars I3 and II, as shown in Fig. 8. The edges of the lateral webs of the V-members H are also preferably bent inward into engagement with the spacer bars I2, as shown at Ile ineFig. 8. The lements of the collecting electrode assembly may, if desired, be tack welded at occasional contact points in the assembly .without'substantially interfering with the easy removability of any of the elements or dismantling of the entire assembly for replacement or repairs.

The electrode assembly is supported from suitable structural members of the precipitator structure, such as channel beams I'I by means of hooks l engaging holes Ila in support bars I. In the electrical precipitator discharge electrode members l8 are positioned between the collecting electrode assemblies in the manner well-known in the art for the purpose of maintaining a high tension electric field between the discharge and collecting electrodes. The collecting electrode assemblies are preferably mounted in the precipitator with the apices of the V-members pointing against the flow of gases through th precipitator.

It will be seen that the construction provides" a light, simple, readily demountable collecting electrode assembly, having av plurality of sheltered vertical spaces for the collection of suspended material from the gas stream flowing between the electrodes and permitting the collected material to drop intosuitable hoppers at the lower ends of the electrodes without danger of redispersion into the gas stream.

The construction further makes possible the maintenance of sufiicient rigidity of structure of V in Fig. 27. In the assembly, as shown in side view views of the female and male ends, respectively, in Figs. and 21.

In the modification shown in Figs. 22-27, the v-members 2|" are shaped at their upper ends to engage horizontal support members. The V- memberin unbent form is shown in Fig. 24 Its lower end is provided with a triangular tab 2| d. Its upper end is provided in projecting tabs 2|e having notches Zlf in their outer corners. When the members 2 I are bent into V-shape, the tabs 2|e are brought together, as shown in top view in Fig. 25, in side view in Fig. 26 and in end view in Fig. 22 and in plan view in Fig. 23, the hatches 2|) engage circumferential grooves 3|a in horizontal rods 3|. This form of the V-members can be combined in an assembly with forms of the type shown in Figs. 16-21, to provide transverse stifiening between adjacent collecting electrode 20 assemblie by means of the rods 3|. Such a combination is indicated in Fig. 22.

In the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 28 and 29, pairs of inclined V-members H are welded together at their top 'ends and are supported and spaced by means of a vertical rod 4| with horizontal pins Ha, passing through holes 40a in the apices of the V-members. Holes "a have extensions adapted to pass the pins Ha when rods 4| are turned s9 that the pins extend 0 in the direction longitudinally of the V-members.

the electrode assembly to permit the erection of very large electrodes without the use of intricate or heavy devices to insure the structure against bending or swaying out of proper alignment with the other elements of the precipitator.

The principles of the invention are by no means limited to the particular details of construction shown by way of illustrative example in Figs. 1-9,

but maybe applied, for example, to electrode structures in which V-members are inclined to provide sloping conduits shielded from the gas stream to carry the precipitated material away from the precipitating field and into a suitable material collecting device.

In the construction shown in Figs. 10-15, the lower ends of the parallel inclined V-members 2| are engaged in' vertical conduit members 22 having openings 22a in one face thereof adapted to be held in engagement with the V-members by means of bolts 23. The upper ends of the V- mem-bers 2| are positionedv in notches 24a of clamp members'24 which are held in engagement with the V-members by means of bolts 25. The rigidity of the structure and the .proper spacing of the V-members are maintained by means of vertical spacer bars '26 passing through alined slots Me in the webs of the V-members.

The collecting electrode assembly is mounted in a precipitator structure in the known manner in opposition to discharge electrodes 21, asshown in Figs. 10 and 11 Figs. 16-21 show a modification 'of theoonstruction of Figs. 10 and 11 in which the members 2|" enga ing the upper ends of the v-members'are eliminated. i In this form of the invention, the upper ends of the v-members'2l', 2|" are formed for interlocking engagement with one another.

As shown in the fragmentary end view of unbent V-members in Figs. 17 and 18, V-members 2| have a female endprovided with angular slots 2|b and V-members 2|" have a male end provided with projecting tabs 2|c. Male and female ends are interengaged as shown in assembly in Fig. 16, in enlarged detail in 1"lg.'19, and in plan 76 When the pins are turned transversely of the V-members they engage and support the members as shown.

Figs. 30, and 31 illustrate conduit members ll 35 having notches Silaadapted to receive the lower ends of adjacent groups of inclined V-members 2| and to. provide a common materialreceiving chute for the material collected in both groups of V-members. The members 5|] are maintained in engagement with the V-members by means of bolts 5 It will be seen that the principles of the inven-' tion may be applied to a wide variety of struc-' tural arrangements characterized by including a plurality. of parallel V-shaped members, preferably positioned at an angle of from 30 to 90" to the horizontal, and maintained in spaced relation, preferably such that the webs of each. V- member extend at least to the apex of the next succeeding V-member, by means of positioning members passing through the webs of the V- members.

We claim:

1. A collecting electrode assembly comprising a 'pluralityof parallel V-members, extending at an angle or from about 30 to 90 to the horizontal and maintained in spaced position by members passing through the web of said V-members.

,2. A collecting electrode assembly comprising a plurality of parallel V-members, extending at an .angle of from about 30 to to the horizontal and maintained in spaced position by members po'sitionedentirely within the lateral faces of the space defined by said V-members.

3. A collecting electrode assembly comprising a plurality of parallel, vertically extending V-members. maintained in spaced relation by horizontal members passing. through the web of said V- members.

4. A collecting electrode assembly comprising a plurality of parallel, vertically extending V-members, maintained in spaced relation by horizontal members passing through the web 01' said V- members and supported .by a. horizontal member V-memher.

5. A collecting electrode assembly comprising a plurality of parallel V-members', inclined at an angle to the horizontal and maintained in spaced position by vertical member passing through the web of said V-members.

6. In a collecting electrode assembly, a plurality of parallel spaced V-members having alined slots in the web thereof and at least one member extain said V-members in regularly spacedposition.-

8. In a collecting electrode assembly, at least two groups of inclined parallel spaced V-members, said groups being positioned in the same vertical plane with the upper ends of the V-members adjacent and the adjacent; upper ends of said V-' members being shaped to interlock for mutual support.

9. In a collecting electrode assembly, at least two groups of inclined parallel spaced V-members, said groups being positioned in the same vertical plane with the upper ends of the V-members adjacent and the adjacent upper ends of said V- members being shaped to engage a common support member.

10. In a collecting electrode assembly, at least two groups of inclined parallel spaced V-members, said groups being positioned in the same vertical plane with the upper ends of the V- members adjacent and the adjacent upper ends I of said V-members being shaped to interlock in engagement with a common-support member.

11. In a collecting electrode assembly, a plu-- rality of parallel spaced V-members having alined slots in the web thereof adapted to receive a positioning member extending substantially trans-'- versely of said V-members.

12. In a collecting electrode assembly, a plurality of parallel spaced V -members having alined slots in the web thereof adapted to receive a supporting member extending substantially transversely of said V-members.

13. In a collecting electrode assembly, a plurality of parallel spaced vertically extending V- tioning member.

members having alined slots in the web thereof adapted to receive a horizontally extending positioning member.

.14. In a collecting electrode assembly, a plurality of parallel spaced V-members having alined slots in the web thereof adapted to receive a positioning member extending substantially transversely of said V-members and having tongue portions bent out of the plane of the web into position for bearing engagement with such posi- CARL W; J. HEDBERG. ROBERT E. I-IESSON. 

